Soccer fields: A waystation en route to the Islamic State
By James M. Dorsey
One thing the biographies of Jihadi John, the Islamic State’s executioner of foreign hostages, and several of his European associates have in common is their passion for soccer and their dashed hopes of becoming professional players.
They all belonged to amateur teams or bonded in part by playing soccer together. Like other disaffected …
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